April 27, 2020 Revelations About Excess Deaths in Santa Clara County Spark Calls for Greater Transparency By Grace Hase The latest death stats signal that Covid-19 was likely spreading through Silicon Valley much earlier than originally thought. Read More 9
April 24, 2020 Santa Clara County to Clear Thousands of Pot Convictions By Silicon Valley Newsroom The expungements stem from collaborative efforts of the local district attorney, public defender, the county and the courts. Read More 9
April 22, 2020 San Jose Approves Emergency ‘Bridge Housing’ for Homeless Amid Coronavirus Outbreak By Grace Hase Old tensions ran high at Tuesday’s meeting over a proposed site for emergency shelter for the homeless at Monterey and Bernal roads. Read More 12
April 22, 2020 Data Scientist Questions Lapses in Santa Clara County’s Coronavirus Data Dashboard By The Fly A data scientist says that while the county has done a fine job of putting together a robust dashboard, the reporting gaps give him pause. Read More 10
April 22, 2020 Autopsies Indicate Santa Clara Co. Covid-19 Deaths Occurred Earlier Than Initially Thought By Silicon Valley Newsroom Until this week, the earliest Covid-19 fatality in the U.S. was believed to have happened on Feb. 29 in Kirkland, Washington. Read More 13
April 22, 2020 Having a Baby is Complicated, But the Coronavirus Pandemic Adds a New Set of Issues to the Mix By San Jose Inside With new Covid-19 precautions and visitor restrictions in hospitals, many women are considering giving birth at home. Read More 1
April 20, 2020 Santa Clara County Updates Covid-19 Reporting Methods By Grace Hase As of Monday afternoon, the county of nearly 2 million people had reported 1,922 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 83 deaths. Read More 6
April 20, 2020 Stanford Study: Covid-19 Infection Rate Up to 80 Times Greater Than Official Tally By San Jose Inside The study’s findings could have ramifications concerning shelter-in-place practices as well as treatment of current COVID-19 patients. Read More 21
April 18, 2020 Cannabis Sellers Slam Local Rule Allowing Delivery But Not Pickup By Grace Hase As part of its sweeping public health order, Santa Clara county has made recreational cannabis dispensaries illegal again. Read More 30
April 15, 2020 After Years of Dysfunction, Can 4Cs Weather Another Crisis? By Jennifer Wadsworth Many among the rank-and-file at the long-embattled 4C Council fear that Ben Menor will run yet another nonprofit into the ground. Read More 21
April 15, 2020 Santa Clara County—Not S.F.—Was Ahead of the Curve with Public Health Mandate By The Fly Despite living in San Francisco’s shadow, South Bay health officials were always one step ahead of the City by the Bay. Read More 26
April 15, 2020 Stitchers Donate Talents to Help South Bay Healthcare Workers By Kyle Martin Silicon Valley residents rise to the occasion by crafting protective face masks for the region’s frontline responders. Read More 0
April 14, 2020 Gov. Newsom Lays Out Plan to Loosen Stay-at-Home Order By Silicon Valley Newsroom As of today, there are a total of 1,666 confirmed cases and 60 deaths in Santa Clara County. Nearly 200 are hospitalized and 74 are in the ICU. Read More 9
April 14, 2020 Like a Petri Dish: Tens of Thousands of California Inmates at Risk of COVID-19 Infection By Nigel Duara, CalMatters An infectious disease’s transmissibility is defined as its reproduction rate. And the novel coronavirus virus is very good at reproducing. Read More 5
April 10, 2020 Santa Clara County Reports Three More COVID-19 Deaths, Unveils Data on Race, Ethnicity By Grace Hase Forty-two more people have also tested positive for the highly contagious virus, placing the total number of confirmed cases at 1,484. Read More 25
April 10, 2020 ‘Little Free Library’ Becomes Food Pantry to Help Those in Need By Emanuel Lee The project serves as a reminder about how even in the most difficult circumstances, people are coming together to serve others in need. Read More 3